The Fear of the Lord ““The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭ This is a crucial verse. The fear of the Lord is conditional on the true knowledge of God. That sounds elementary, but according to Romans 1:18-32, Satan’s battle against human civilization is to remove the knowledge of true Creator God. He works at this on many fronts. Everything from atheism to false

Syllabus for the Book of Proverbs “1) The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel: 2) To know wisdom and instruction, To discern the sayings of understanding, 3) To receive instruction in wise behavior, Righteousness, justice and equity; To give prudence to the naive, 4) To the youth knowledge and discretion, 5) A wise man will hear and increase in learning, And a man of understanding will acquire wise counsel, 6) To

The Book of Wisdom “1) The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel:” Proverbs‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬ When Solomon ‭became king, God offered him a request. Without hesitation, he asked for wisdom. (See 1 Kings 3:6-14) God granted his request. The end result became the book of Proverbs, also called the book of Wisdom. It contains 31 chapters of common sense wisdom and logic. Many years ago as a young man, I was challenged